BLA 042: Testosterone Physiology

Building Lifelong Athletes · Sep 12, 2023 · 22m

Welcome to episode 1 of the fourth season of the podcast! This season we will be talking about a super hot topic and that is...testosterone! In this first episode we will start by talking about the physiology of testosterone so we can lay the groundwork for the upcoming podcasts that will build on these concepts. I hope you enjoy!

Chapters:

00:52 - What is testosterone?

02:24 - How testosterone is regulated

07:00 - Where and when are testosterone made

07:56 - What does testosterone do?

09:41 - Sex differences

10:27 - How testosterone works in the body

14:49 - Free vs bound testosterone

17:33…